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Linda Wertheimer (/ ˈ w ɜːr θ h aɪ m ər /; born March 19, 1943) is a former American radio journalist for NPR. She's considered one of NPR's "Founding Mothers" along with Susan Stamberg, Nina Totenberg and the late Cokie Roberts.
Feb 7, 2024 · After 50 years, more than one dozen presidential campaigns and years of delighting audiences as co-host of All Things Considered, Linda Wertheimer is signing off the air for the last time.
Linda Wertheimer joined NPR at the network's inception, and served as the first broadcast director of All Things Considered starting with its debut on May 3, 1971....
Feb 7, 2024 · LINDA WERTHEIMER, BYLINE: Americans wake up this morning to more dramatic news about the financial bailout. INSKEEP: She was on the air for the Great Recession and decades of other news.
Feb 7, 2024 · Wertheimer, 80, announced her retirement on Tuesday, bringing an end to her iconic run. Below, in her own words, one of NPR's Founding Mothers takes us through the decades as only...
Feb 6, 2024 · After more than fifty years of service to NPR and public broadcasting, Linda Wertheimer, one of our founding mothers, has announced her retirement. Linda is an NPR icon blazing trails for women, for the news magazines and superlative reporting of politics in this country.
Short Bio: Linda K. Wertheimer, a veteran journalist and former Boston Globe education editor, is the award-winning author of Faith Ed, Teaching About Religion In An Age of Intolerance. During her nearly 30-year journalism career, she was a reporter at The Dallas Morning News and The Orlando Sentinel as well as for other publications.